Round 6: Essendon vs GWS Giants

[Badesumofu]

Bit late for a preview. Love the way GWS are going about it so far. Hope they can keep it up for the whole game.

GWS 3.0.18
Ess 0.2.2

 

[workhorse]

Preview:
The Bombers have been fantastic this year and along with Geelong and Port, remain undefeated after five rounds and safe to say, will still be after six.

They take on GWS who had a golden opportunity to secure a rare win two starts back against the equally struggling Melbourne Demons but the possibility of a win was too much of a foreign feeling for the Sydney-siders and they folded in the last quarter (144-103).

They were handed a similar defeat (148-104) last week by the Gold Coast Suns but not for poor kicking – the Suns kicked 22 behinds, the loss could’ve been a lot greater.

Essendon faced their biggest test of the season last week, on the biggest stage – Collingwood at the MCG on Anzac day – and relished the occasion, posting a 46 point win.

Despite the off-field drama that has surrounded the club since the pre-season the playing group have shown no signs of a club in distress and a flying high on the field.

They’ll be way too good for the GWS who get an unbelievable 81.5 point start. I reckon they’ll give it a nudge!

Teams:
Essendon Bombers:

B: Michael Hibberd, Tayte Pears, Courtenay Dempsey

HB: Brendon Goddard, Cale Hooker, Kyle Hardingham

C: Mark Baguley, Jobe Watson, Nick Kommer

HF: Brent Stanton, Stewart Crameri, Leroy Jetta

F: Jackson Merrett, Scott Gumbleton, Alwyn Davey

Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Ben Howlett, David Zaharakis

Int: Jake Melksham, David Myers, David Hille, Heath Hocking

Emerg: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Nick O’Brien, Elliott Kavanagh

IN: Leroy Jetta, Tayte Pears, Jake Melksham, Nick Kommer

OUT: Jason Winderlich (rested), Travis Colyer, Dyson Heppell (groin), Jake Carlisle (ankle)

Greater Western Sydney Giants:

FB: Adam Kennedy, Tim Mohr, Joshua Bruce

HB: Aidan Corr, Stephen Gilham, Toby Greene

C: Tom Scully, Callan Ward, Jacob Townsend

HF: Rhys Palmer, Jeremy Cameron, Adam Tomlinson

F: Devon Smith, Samuel Frost, Taylor Adams

Foll: Jonathan Giles, Adam Treloar, Dylan Shiel

Int: Zachary Williams, Curtly Hampton, Sam Reid, Stephen Coniglio

Emerg: Thomas Downie, Shaun Edwards, Tomas Bugg

IN: Taylor Adams, Joshua Bruce, Jacob Townsend, Curtly Hampton, Stephen Gilham, Aidan Corr, Samuel Frost

OUT: Phil Davis (back), Nicholas Haynes (omitted), Setanta O’hAilpin (calf), Lachie Plowman (omitted), Lachie Whitfield (soreness), Tomas Bugg (omitted), Bret Thornton (omitted)

Credit: sportsnews.com.au

 

[West Coast Weasel]

Wow! What a start!

 

[treefingers]

Love the way GWS are going about it so far.

Hey Darc

 

[Badesumofu]

This is a better thread than mine. Heh, no thread at the opening bounce, and then 2 threads in 2 seconds!

 

[HappyChappy35]

Remember GWS kicking the first 3 goals against us last year and then going on to lose by 65 points. Highly doubt they'll be able to sustain this intensity for four quarters, especially once the Bombers awake from their slumber. Good to see them giving it a crack though.

 

[Simpleskills]

3 goals to Cameron.

 

[Igloo]

Cameron is so good.

 

[BornPort]

GWS starting well.

 

[Bluelegs]

4 goals in the opening 7 minutes from the giants? Essendon not turning up for the first quarter?

 

[HappyChappy35]

Cameron! What a start!

 

[HappyChappy35]

4 goals in the opening 7 minutes from the giants? Essendon not turning up for the first quarter?

Think the clocks at Windy Hill might all be 20 mins slow.

 

[yarran13]

Go the Giants!

 

[Copernicus]

What the * is going on.

 

[Dagless]

GWS just overpossessing the ball every time it falls into their laps.

 

[yarran13]

Hold this lead to quarter time and they will keep some confidence going into the second. This is great stuff so far.

 

[dajesmac]

Interesting start.

 

[Tassieboy]

Horrible footy from Essendon. GWS having a real dip, though.

 

[King Of The Hille]

Reminds me of GC last year. Turn it up.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Great start. Essendon look like they're takin it all very easy.

 

[The_Big_Ship]

Bombers have blown out to $1.02

 

[West Coast Weasel]

So much for not paying attention to this match, I'm loving it! If they stay ahead by half time, could be the upset of the season

 

[CAS79]

Bombers have blown out to $1.02

All those who layed them at 1.01 can secure their money with a 50% investment.

 

[Some Idiot]

Looks like they won't let Essendon bully them but Essendon will probably arrest some control after quarter time

 

[Flameboy]

Scully!!